The following table describes the fields in the VPN Setup screen and the options available when enabling and configuring VPN access.

Field

Description

 

 

Enable PPTP

Check this box to enable PPTP connections to be established to

Server

your CyberGuard SG appliance.

 

 

IP Addresses for

Enter the IP addresses for the tunnel end-points. You need to

the Tunnel End

specify a free IP address on your local network that each VPN

Points

client will use when connecting to the CyberGuard SG

 

appliance. Please ensure that the IP addresses listed here are

 

not in the range the DHCP server can assign. Ranges are

 

accepted; for example 192.168.160.250-254.

 

 

Authentication

PPTP provides an authenticated communication tunnel between

Scheme

a client and a gateway by using a user ID and password. The

 

authentication scheme is the method the CyberGuard SG

 

appliance uses to challenge users wanting to establish a PPTP

 

connection to the network. The remote client must be set up to

 

use the selected authentication scheme.

 

MSCHAPv2 is the most secure. MSCHAPv2 plus data

 

encryption is strongly recommended. This keeps your

 

data private as well as providing secure authentication.

 

CHAP is less secure

 

PAP (although more common) is even less secure.

 

None means that no username/password authentication

 

is required (not recommended).

 

 

Authentication

The authentication database is used to verify the username and

Database

password received from the dialin client.

 

Local means the PPTP user accounts created on the

 

CyberGuard SG appliance. You will need to created

 

user accounts as described below. This can be used

 

with any authentication scheme.

 

RADIUS means an external RADIUS server. You will be

 

prompted to enter the server IP address and password.

 

This can be used with any authentication scheme,

 

provided that the RADIUS server also supports it.

 

TACACS+ means an external TACACS+ server. You

 

will be prompted to enter the server IP address and

 

password. This can only be used with the PAP

 

authentication scheme.

 

 

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